Object class: Clothing / Collector: unknown / Culture or time period: Mesoamerican peoples - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29439a,b, described as Huipil, made from three panels, center panel is red cotton with purple silk stripes at lower edge, multi-colored brocaded and embroidered geometric and zoomorphic design, two side panels are white cotton with multi-colored brocaded geometric and zoomorphic design, one side panel discolored, other panel (B) is detatched. A: Length 86.5 cm, width 94.0 cm, B: Length 86.5 cm, width 39.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29434, described as huipil; unbleached cotton with supplementry wefts of red and yellow randomly woven. Neckline is embroidered with figures and flower motifs on a yellow ground (silk?) A horizonal band of red, yellow and lavender runs about midsection. The central and side seams are covered by banding of embroidered red and yellow squares. The bottom is hemmed (hand-stitched), the armholes sef-selvaged.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29437, described as Huipil, constructed from three pieces of white cotton, gauze weave with brocaded geometric and zoomorphic design in white, multi-colored floral embroidery around neckline and sleeves, buttonhole stitch finishes edges, neckline and sleeve openings, reinforced on inside with white cotton material, hand sewn, small brown sains in various areas. Length 44.0 cm, width 94.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29436, described as Huipil, constructed from three pieces of white cotton, gauze weave with brocaded geometric and zoomorphic design in white, multi-colored floral embroidery around neckline and sleeves, buttonhole stitch finishes edges, neckline and sleeve openings, reinforced on inside with white cotton material, hand sewn. Length 46.0 cm, width 91.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29440, described as Huipil, silk and cotton, three panels hand stitched together, design of stripes with geometric forms, green, yellow and fuchsia on natural ground, fuchsia silk cloth yoke with floral embroidery. Length 57.0 cm, width 106.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29435, described as Huipil, white cotton dotted swiss, multi-colored embroidery in geometric design around neck and sleeves, buttonhole stitch finishes edges, neck and sleeve openings, reinforced on inside with white cotton material, hand sewn. Length 46.0 cm, width 91.5 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, cofradía, accession number 3-30018, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading; loom finished; two lienzos, hand stitched together; slit neck hole. 59.8 cm x 74.7 cm. Sobre Huipil/ Ceremonial blouse. Cotton 2 ply in red, brown and white; two 2-ply in brown, red and yellow. Cotton floss; 2 two-ply fuchsia, purple, green and royal blue;p 3 two-ply in white; 4 two- ply in white, royal blue. Silk floss: 2 two-ply in royal blue, fuchsia and green. Huipil- ceremonial, from Tecpan. Handwoven on backstrap loom by Isabel Quitz for local use--of cotton threads. Old style ceremonial over blouse (sobre huipil) came back into fashion in 1993 per Margot Schevill.

Hearst Museum object titled Poncho, accession number 3-2392, described as Poncho; black with gray and dusty yellow straightline decorations. Braided tassels at 4 corners and at yoke. Twined borders. 155 cm x 89 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-2381, described as Sarape, wool diamond decor. Length 88 inches, width 54 inches. Stylistically “the concentric diamond, horizontally long and narrow.” Medium-red predominating. Black motifs with silver centers, on the red background; red, orange-red, pink, coral, dark red-purple, two blues, two greens, black and silver, in border and center design. Warp 14-15, weft 72-84.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-2382, described as Sarape, wool diamond decor, Warp 17-19, weft 62-78. Length 94 inches, width 54 inches; red-purple in two values, yellow-greens and dark olive green, balanced throughout the design, with bright, medium-blue and white, used for contrast, Stylistically “the concentric diamond with details of floral character.”